The pact : a love story
Record details
- ISBN: 006085880X (paperback)
- ISBN: 9780060858803 (paperback)
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Physical Description:
389 pages, 18 pages ; 20 cm
regular print
print - Edition: First Harper Perennial edition.
- Publisher: New York : William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, 2006.
- Copyright: ©1998
Content descriptions
General Note: | This edition includes "P.S. insights, interviews & more..." on the last 18 pages. Previously published: New York : W. Morrow, 1998. |
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Genre: | Romance fiction. Psychological fiction. |
Available copies
- 1 of 2 copies available at BC Interlibrary Connect. (Show)
- 0 of 1 copy available at Smithers Public Library.
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- 0 current holds with 2 total copies.
Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
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Smithers Public Library | T PIC (Text) | 35101011085466 | Teen shelf | Not holdable | Lost | 2023-11-02 |
- Baker & Taylor
The budding romance between two teenaged children of two families who have been lifelong friends and neighbors culminates tragically in an abortive suicide pact, leading to a gripping courtroom drama. 30,000 first printing. Doubleday & Lit Guild Feat Alt. Tour. - HARPERCOLL
&Engrossing...Picoultâs deft touch makes this her breakout novel.&âPeople
The Golds and the Hartes, neighbors for 18 years, have always been inseparable. So have their childrenâand itâs no surprise that in high school Chris and Emilyâs friendship blossoms into something more. But the bonds of family, friendship, and passionâwhich had seemed so indestructibleâ suddenly threaten to unravel in the wake of unexpected tragedy.
When midnight calls from the hospital come in, no one is ready for the truth. Emily is dead at seventeen from a gunshot wound to the head. Thereâs a single unspent bullet in the gun that Chris pilfered from his fatherâs cabinetâa bullet that Chris tells police he intended for himself. But a local detective has doubts about the suicide pact that Chris describes.
This extraordinary, heart-rending novel paints an indelible portrait of families in anguish . . . and creates an astonishingly suspenseful courtroom drama, as Chris finds himself on trial for murder.
- HARPERCOLL
“Engrossing...The Pact is compelling reading.”—People
In this heart-rending tale of love and friendship, Jodi Picoult brings to life a familiar world, and in a single terrifying moment awakens every parent’s worst fear: We think we know our children . . . but do we ever really know them at all?
The Golds and the Hartes, neighbors for eighteen years, have always been inseparable. So have their children—and it’s no surprise that in high school Chris and Emily’s friendship blossoms into something more. But the bonds of family, friendship, and passion—which had seemed so indestructible—suddenly threaten to unravel in the wake of unimaginable tragedy.
When midnight calls from the hospital come in, no one is ready for the truth. Emily is dead at seventeen from a gunshot wound to the head. There’s a single unspent bullet in the gun that Chris pilfered from his father’s cabinet—a bullet that Chris tells police he intended for himself. But a local detective has doubts about the suicide pact that Chris describes.
This extraordinary, poignant novel paints an indelible portrait of two families in anguish . . . and creates an astonishingly suspenseful courtroom drama as Chris is put on trial for murder.